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H A HOUSE 8v H A HOUSE, Jr GAS 0R VAPOR BURNER FOR HEATING PURPOSES.

No. 533,593. Patented Febr 5, 1895.

NITED STATES PATENT llusion.

HENRY A. HOUSE AND HENRY A. HOUSE, JR, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNORS OB ONE-HALF TO ROBERT RINTOUL SYMON, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

GAS OR VAPOR BURNER FOR HEATING PURPOSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 533,593, dated February 5,1895.

Application filed July 13, 1898. Serial No- SOAlF. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: spring, so that the gas or vapor entering the Be it known that we, HENRY-ALONZO HOUSE chamber F can only do so by raising the valve and HENRY ALONZO HOUSE, J12, mechanical K and weight L and this requires the gas or engineers, citizens of the United States of vaporto be delivered at such apressure that it America, temporarily residing at Teddington, escapes around the valve K, when the latter 5 5 county of Surrey, England, but usually of is raised, at such a velocity that it induces an Bridgeport, county of Fair-field, and State of inrush of atmospheric air through the holes Connecticut, have inventeda certain new and G. This air mixes intimately with the gas useful Improvement in Gas or Vapor Burners or vapor and the mixture rushes with considm for Heating Purposes, of which the following erable velocity into the chamber H and in- 60 is a specification. duces a further inrush of air through the This invention relates to gas or vapor burnholes I. This air mixing with the air and gas are for heating purposes such as the generaor vapor coming from the chamberF produces tion of steam in steam boilers, for cooking a mixture which burns with an intense heat and such like. at the nozzle or chimney J. 65

In the drawings hereto annexed Figure 1 is It will be understood that the weighted valve an elevation of one of our improved burners; K gives a constant pressure to the gas or va- Fig. 2, a corresponding sectional elevation; porwhatever quantity may be passingthrough Fig. 3, a plan; Figs t, 5 and 6, sectional plans the nozzle E.

taken on lines 11, 2-2 and 33 respect- In some cases either or both of the cham- 7o ively of? Fig. 2, and Fig. 7 a partial sectional hers F H may be dispensed with, the lower elevation showingaslight modification of part part of the burner including the chamber 13, of Fig. 2. nozzle E and weighted valve K only being re- A is the metallic body of the burner made tained; and it is sometimes convenient to arin one piece as shown, or, if preferred, in sevrange for the upper part of the body to be 7 5 eral separate pieces screwed or otherwise conconnected to the lower part by a screw thread nected together. A as shown in Fig. 7 so as to enable the parts 13 is a chamber formed at the lower part of to be separated for cleaning and repair. the bodyA and having an opening closed by As above stated the gas or vapor supplied a screw plug 0 or otherwise. to the burner may be taken from any avail- 80 D is an inlet passage for the admission of able source of supply, such as a gas holder gas or vapor to the chamber B from any availsuitably weighted to supply the gas or vapor able source of gas or vapor. at the required pressure, a vessel containing E is a nozzle leading the gas or vapor from compressed gas or vapor, or directly from 5 the chamber 13 into the gas and air combina generator in which gas or vapor is pro- 85 ing chamber F which is provided with a seduced from a hydrocarbon liquid, as for ries of holes G round its base for the admisexample from a gas or vapor generator of sion of atmospheric air. the kind for which we have this day applied H is a'third chamber also provided with for a patent under Serial No. 480,415, and

0 holes I around its base for the introduction of which is shown in connection with the above 0 a further supply of atmospheric air. This described burner in Fig. l of the drawings third chamber H terminates in a kind of 1102- hereto annexed. In the said Fig. 1, M is zle or chimney J at the top of which the comthe generator placed immediately over the bustion of the mixed gas or vapor and air burner, so as to be heated thereby. The holtakes place. The top of the nozzle E is closed low space or chamber in the generator may 9 5 with a valve K the upper part of which is can be loosely filled with asbestos or other suitried upward in a conical shape as shown in able more or less porous and incombustible order to form the upper part of the chamber material. N is a pipe for conveying hydro- F as an annular passage. The valve K is carbon liquid to the hollow space or chamber weighted by a weight L, or if preferred by a of the generator, and P is a pipe for convey- :oo

ing the gas or vapor producedin the generator from such hydrocarbon liquid, to the inlet passage D of the burner.

When the gas or vapor is ignited at the nozzle or chimney J the fiame impinges upon the under side of the generator M and a part of the heat is expended in vaporizing or gasifyin g the hydrocarbon liquid supplied thereto in regulated quantity by the pipe N. This vapor or gas then passes to the burner by the pipe P and is there mixed with air in the manner before described, the mixture being heated in the chambers F and H before combustion by the heat communicated to the body of the burner from the burning gasor vapor.

The part of the heat of the flame not re- 1 quired for vaporizing or gasifying the hydrocarbon liquid is available for any heating purpose required, such as that of raising steam in a steam boiler, for cooking and so forth.

We claim- 1. In a gas or vapor burner, the combination with a gas chamber to which gas or vapor subject to varying pressures is introduced, a mixing chamber, into which the gas chamber opens through an orifice, of a weighted valve, normally closing said orifice and adapted to be raised by and in proportion to the pressure'of gas Within the gas chamber, as set forth.

2. In a gas or vapor burner, the combination of a gas chamber to which gas or vapor subj ect to varying pressures is introduced, a nozzle extending from said gas chamber, a mixing chamber into which said nozzle projects and provided with a series of openings below the orifice of said nozzle, and a Weighted valve seated over and normally closing the orifice of the nozzle and adapted to be raised by and in proportion to the pressure of gas within the gas chamber, as set forth.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two witnesses.

- HENRY A. HOUSE.

HENRY A. HOUSE, JR.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM HENRY BECK, STEPHEN EDWARD GUNYON,

Both of 115 Cannon Street, London. 

